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EWS Term 3 · U6

Discussion, listening and review

By the end of this unit
  • Synthesising spoken information
  • Questions that test an explanation
  • Revision from a pattern of errors

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ගෙවීමට පෙර වැඩපත්‍රයේ අන්තර්ගතය, ගාස්තු සහ ලබාදෙන දිනය WhatsApp මඟින් තහවුරු කරගන්න.

පාඩම් සටහන් මුද්‍රණය කරගන්න.
01SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Synthesising spoken information

Learn it simply

  • Synthesis brings related ideas from different speakers together.
  • Identify agreement, disagreement and complementary information.
  • Keep speaker attribution when it matters.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

Both speakers support the club; one focuses on access and the other on supervision.

Moderate / Add a little

The second speaker challenges the cost estimate, not the aim.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

Synthesis brings related ideas from different speakers together. Identify agreement, disagreement and complementary information. Keep speaker attribution when it matters. Do not combine conflicting claims as if both were established facts. A useful synthesis explains the relationship between contributions rather than listing each speaker’s remarks.

The model “Both speakers support the club; one focuses on access and the other on supervision.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “The second speaker challenges the cost estimate, not the aim.”. The useful question is how the change in wording affects meaning, emphasis or the relationship with the reader. A strong response connects a precise language choice to its purpose; naming a feature alone is insufficient. Explain the connection in ordinary language before adding a technical term. When reviewing your own response, remove unsupported claims and check that every detail serves the task you have been given.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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02SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Questions that test an explanation

Learn it simply

  • A useful question targets an unclear step, unsupported claim or practical consequence.
  • Refer to what the speaker actually said.
  • Open questions invite explanation; a closed question checks a precise detail.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

What evidence supports that estimate?

Moderate / Add a little

How would the plan include pupils who arrive late?

More detail for teachers and confident learners

A useful question targets an unclear step, unsupported claim or practical consequence. Refer to what the speaker actually said. Open questions invite explanation; a closed question checks a precise detail. Use a respectful tone and allow time for an answer. The purpose is understanding, not trapping the speaker.

The model “What evidence supports that estimate?” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “How would the plan include pupils who arrive late?”. The useful question is how the change in wording affects meaning, emphasis or the relationship with the reader. A strong response connects a precise language choice to its purpose; naming a feature alone is insufficient. Explain the connection in ordinary language before adding a technical term. When reviewing your own response, remove unsupported claims and check that every detail serves the task you have been given.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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03SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Revision from a pattern of errors

Learn it simply

  • Look across several pieces of work to find recurring problems.
  • Group them by type: unsupported inference, weak paragraph links, tense shifts or punctuation.
  • Choose a small target and practise it in a new context.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

My comparisons need evidence from both sources.

Moderate / Add a little

My story tense changes unintentionally in the middle.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

Look across several pieces of work to find recurring problems. Group them by type: unsupported inference, weak paragraph links, tense shifts or punctuation. Choose a small target and practise it in a new context. Improvement is shown when the skill transfers, not just when the same corrected answer is copied.

The model “My comparisons need evidence from both sources.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “My story tense changes unintentionally in the middle.”. The useful question is how the change in wording affects meaning, emphasis or the relationship with the reader. A strong response connects a precise language choice to its purpose; naming a feature alone is insufficient. Explain the connection in ordinary language before adding a technical term. When reviewing your own response, remove unsupported claims and check that every detail serves the task you have been given.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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මෙම ඒකකයේ සියලු පාඩම් ආවරණය කරන වැඩපත්‍රය සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු සඳහා WhatsApp මඟින් විමසන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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ප්‍රශ්න පත්‍ර නොමිලේ. වෙනම EWS පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක ගාස්තුව හා ලබාගත හැකිද යන්න තහවුරු කරන්න; දැනට නොමිලේ දෙන පිළිතුරු එලෙසම පවතී.

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ගුරුවරුන්ට පාඩම් සැලසුම් කර ඉගැන්වීමටත්, දරුවන්ට හා වැඩිහිටියන්ට තනිව පුහුණු වී විභාගයට සූදානම් වීමටත් මෙම වෙබ් අඩවිය භාවිත කළ හැකිය. දෙමාපියන්ට නිවසේදී දරුවන්ට උදව් කළ හැකිය.

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ගුරුවරුන්ට පාඩම් සැලසුම් කිරීමටත්, දරුවන්ට හා වැඩිහිටියන්ට ස්වයං අධ්‍යයනය සහ විභාග පුහුණුව සඳහාත් මෙම වෙබ් අඩවිය භාවිත කළ හැක.